Pharma’s shot in the arm: Being outside the EU does not appear to be troubling British innovation just yet, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 December 2020 Long before Covid crept out of Wuhan a year ago, Britain’s life sciences … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Big pharma has suffered a bad image and doubtless will face abuse from anti-vaxxers – but its heroism in crisis deserves recognition By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 23 November 2020 The Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has finally reached the finish line. … Read more
Progress with a cancer treatment and brimming excitement about the prospect of a coronavirus vaccine breakthrough proved to be just the pill for traders yesterday. Pharmaceutical heavyweight Glaxosmithkline was on the up after an independent panel in the US encouraged regulators to approve the company’s experimental therapy for a common type of blood cancer. All … Read more